500 Degrees Brixton

You're walking into Brixton proper here—Ferndale Road's got that neighbourhood energy, and 500 Degrees slots right into it. The whole operation revolves around that proper wood-fired oven cranked to ridiculous temperatures, which means your pizza is done in about 90 seconds, charred and blistered just right. The menu leans traditional Neapolitan, so you're getting San Marzano tomatoes, proper mozzarella, and toppings that actually make sense rather than trying to reinvent the wheel. It's unpretentious, buzzy without being try-hard, and the kind of place locals actually queue for on a Friday night.